September 25: Psalm 26:8; Psalm 65:4; Psalm 73:28; Psalm 84:10; Isaiah 30:18; Lamentations 3:25; Hebrews 10:19–20; Hebrews 10:22; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 45:2; Song of Solomon 2:3; Luke 4:22; John 1:14; John 3:11; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 4:7; 1 Peter 2:3; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 John 5:10 - a podcast by Crossway

For me it is good to be near God.

O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.—For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.—Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.—Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us,… let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience.

Psalm 26:8 (Listen)

8   O LORD, I love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.

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Psalm 65:4 (Listen)

4   Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
    to dwell in your courts!
  We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    the holiness of your temple!

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Psalm 73:28 (Listen)

28   But for me it is good to be near God;
    I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
    that I may tell of all your works.

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Psalm 84:10 (Listen)

10   For a day in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
  I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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Isaiah 30:18 (Listen)

The Lord Will Be Gracious

18   Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you,
    and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.
  For the LORD is a God of justice;
    blessed are all those who wait for him.

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Lamentations 3:25 (Listen)

25   The LORD is good to those who wait for him,
    to the soul who seeks him.

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Hebrews 10:19–20 (Listen)

The Full Assurance of Faith

19 Therefore, brothers,¹ since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,

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Hebrews 10:22 (Listen)

22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

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You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.—You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips.—All spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.—You have tasted that the Lord is good.—Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.—“Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen.”

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!—With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”—Grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.—As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.

Psalm 34:8 (Listen)

8   Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
    Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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Psalm 45:2 (Listen)

2   You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
    grace is poured upon your lips;
    therefore God has blessed you forever.

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Song of Solomon 2:3 (Listen)

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Luke 4:22 (Listen)

22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”

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John 1:14 (Listen)

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son¹ from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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John 3:11 (Listen)

11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you¹ do not receive our testimony.

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2 Corinthians 8:9 (Listen)

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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2 Corinthians 12:9 (Listen)

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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Ephesians 4:7 (Listen)

7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

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1 Peter 2:3 (Listen)

3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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1 Peter 4:10 (Listen)

10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:

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1 John 5:10 (Listen)

10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

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